The Beachcombers Star Pat John Has Died Aged 69
John was a teenager when he landed the role of Jesse Jim on the long-running CBC program and went on to appear in hundreds of episodes, including the 2002 TV movie “The New Beachcombers.” He died on Wednesday aged 69. John had struggled with health in recent years, but at the time of his death he was sitting outdoors “looking calmer than he has in a long time,” his co-star Jackson Davis wrote in an emotional Facebook post....